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- Quenya uses a “light l” (IPA [l]) and never a “dark l” (IPA [ɫ]) as is common in many English dialects.
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Quenya orthography (using the Latin script) follows the IPA, but uses c as an alternative to k , writes [ŋ] not followed by another velar as ñ (in early Quenya when this still can occur, as in Ñoldor; otherwise it is written n ), and represents the consonants [ç ʍ] using the digraphs hy hw .
- c. 1910–1973
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Tolkien also created a number of different alphabets to write his languages - Tengwar, or Feanorian letters, is the one which appears most frequently in his work, and is used to write Quenya, and other languages he invented, such as Sindarin and Black Speech. It has can also be used to write English and other languages.
Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines.Tengwar is written is a number of different ways known as "modes". For example there is a Quenya mode, a Sindarin mode and several English modes. The phonetic values of the consonants (tengwa) and...Vowels are indicated by diacritics (tehtar) which appear above the consonant which precedes them (in Quenya mode) or above the consonant which follows them (in Sindarin mode). When vowels stand on...Consonants are doubled by adding a wavy line below them.Namárië. Altariello Nainië Lóriendessë
Ai! laurië lantar lassi súrinen, yéni únótimë ve rámar aldaron! Yéni ve lintë yuldar avánier mi oromardi lissë-miruvóreva Andúnë pella, Vardo tellumar nu luini yassen tintilar i eleni ómaryo airetári-lírinen. Sí man i yulma nin enquantuva? An sí Tintallë Varda Oiolossëo ve fanyar máryat Elentári ortanë ar ilyë tier undulávë lumbulë ar sindanóriello caita mornië i falmalinnar imbë met, ar hísië untúpa Calaciryo míri oialë. Sí vanwa ná, Rómello vanwa, Valimar! Namárië! Nai hiruvalyë Valimar! Na...
Transliteration
Ilye firini nar nóne lére ar imye taliesse yo auviesse. Nante arwa handasseo yo immo-isto ar mauya tien lenga imbi inte otornasseva feasse. Source: Tecendil. Translation by Tamas Ferencz
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In languages such as Quenya, which do not contain any voiced fricatives other than "v", the raised stem + doubled bow row is used for the common nasal+stop sequences (nt, mp, nk, nqu). In such cases, the "w" sign in the previous paragraph is used for "v".
- left-to-right
- SaratiTengwar
Sindarin is one of the constructed languages devised by J. R. R. Tolkien for use in his fantasy stories set in Arda, primarily in Middle-earth. Sindarin is one of the many languages spoken by the Elves. The word Sindarin is a Quenya word. Called in English "Grey-Elvish" or "Grey-Elven", it was the language of the Grey Elves of Beleriand.
- c. 1915 to 1973
- The fictional world of Middle-earth
Nov 28, 2023 · This document uses the International Phonetic Alphabet for phonetic notation, which will be referenced as IPA . Contents. 1 Vowels. 1.1 Diphthongs. 1.2 Diaeresis. 2 Consonants. 2.1 Single consonants. 2.2 Double consonants. 2.3 Consonant clusters forming a unit. 2.4 Other consonant groups. 3 Stress. Vowels [ edit | edit source]
Note that Tolkien consistently use the ñ sign for a back-nasal (IPA [ŋ]), and not for a palatal nasal as seen in Spanish spelling (IPA [ɲ]). Thus Quenya ñ is a “ng” sound as heard at the end of words like “sing” and not a Spanish-style “enye”.
Within Tolkien's legendarium, Quenya is one of the many Elvish languages spoken by the immortal Elves, called Quendi ('speakers') in Quenya. Quenya translates as simply "language" or, in contrast to other tongues that the Elves met later in their long history, "elf-language". After the Elves divided, Quenya originated as the speech of two clans ...
